Bug#3788

  Crashes with stored procedure return non-string values
  Also fixes Bug#2773

mysql-test/r/information_schema.result

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ select parameter_style, sql_data_access, dtd_identifier
 from information_schema.routines;
 parameter_style	sql_data_access	dtd_identifier
 SQL	CONTAINS SQL	NULL
-SQL	CONTAINS SQL	int
+SQL	CONTAINS SQL	int(11)
 show procedure status;
 Db	Name	Type	Definer	Modified	Created	Security_type	Comment
 test	sel2	PROCEDURE	root@localhost	#	#	DEFINER	

mysql-test/r/sp.result

@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ comment 'Characteristics procedure test'
   return 42|
 show create function chistics|
 Function	sql_mode	Create Function
-chistics		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`chistics`() RETURNS int
+chistics		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`chistics`() RETURNS int(11)
     DETERMINISTIC
     SQL SECURITY INVOKER
     COMMENT 'Characteristics procedure test'
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ no sql
 comment 'Characteristics function test'|
 show create function chistics|
 Function	sql_mode	Create Function
-chistics		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`chistics`() RETURNS int
+chistics		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`chistics`() RETURNS int(11)
     NO SQL
     DETERMINISTIC
     SQL SECURITY INVOKER
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ show procedure status;
 end
 call bug2267_4()|
 Function	sql_mode	Create Function
-fac		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`fac`(n int unsigned) RETURNS bigint unsigned
+fac		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`fac`(n int unsigned) RETURNS bigint(20) unsigned
 begin
 declare f bigint unsigned default 1;
 while n > 1 do
@@ -1576,11 +1576,11 @@ bug2564_2	ANSI_QUOTES	CREATE PROCEDURE "test"."bug2564_2"()
 insert into "t1" values ('foo', 1)
 show create function bug2564_3|
 Function	sql_mode	Create Function
-bug2564_3		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`bug2564_3`(x int, y int) RETURNS int
+bug2564_3		CREATE FUNCTION `test`.`bug2564_3`(x int, y int) RETURNS int(11)
 return x || y
 show create function bug2564_4|
 Function	sql_mode	Create Function
-bug2564_4	REAL_AS_FLOAT,PIPES_AS_CONCAT,ANSI_QUOTES,IGNORE_SPACE,ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY,ANSI	CREATE FUNCTION "test"."bug2564_4"(x int, y int) RETURNS int
+bug2564_4	REAL_AS_FLOAT,PIPES_AS_CONCAT,ANSI_QUOTES,IGNORE_SPACE,ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY,ANSI	CREATE FUNCTION "test"."bug2564_4"(x int, y int) RETURNS int(11)
 return x || y
 drop procedure bug2564_1|
 drop procedure bug2564_2|
@@ -1645,6 +1645,28 @@ drop procedure bug4579_1|
 drop procedure bug4579_2|
 drop table t3|
 drop table if exists t3|
+drop procedure if exists bug2773|
+create function bug2773() returns int return null|
+create table t3 as select bug2773()|
+show create table t3|
+Table	Create Table
+t3	CREATE TABLE `t3` (
+  `bug2773()` int(11) default NULL
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
+drop table t3|
+drop function bug2773|
+drop procedure if exists bug3788|
+create function bug3788() returns date return cast("2005-03-04" as date)|
+select bug3788()|
+bug3788()
+2005-03-04
+drop function bug3788|
+create function bug3788() returns binary(5) return 5|
+select bug3788()|
+bug3788()
+5
+drop function bug3788|
+drop table if exists t3|
 create table t3 (f1 int, f2 int, f3 int)|
 insert into t3 values (1,1,1)|
 drop procedure if exists bug4726|

mysql-test/t/sp.test

@@ -2063,6 +2063,35 @@ drop procedure bug4579_1|
 drop procedure bug4579_2|
 drop table t3|
 
+#
+# BUG#2773: Function's data type ignored in stored procedures
+#
+--disable_warnings
+drop table if exists t3|
+drop procedure if exists bug2773|
+--enable_warnings
+
+create function bug2773() returns int return null|
+create table t3 as select bug2773()|
+show create table t3|
+drop table t3|
+drop function bug2773|
+
+#
+# BUG#3788: Stored procedure packet error
+#
+--disable_warnings
+drop procedure if exists bug3788|
+--enable_warnings
+
+create function bug3788() returns date return cast("2005-03-04" as date)|
+select bug3788()|
+drop function bug3788|
+
+create function bug3788() returns binary(5) return 5|
+select bug3788()|
+drop function bug3788|
+ 
 
 #
 # BUG#4726

sql/item.cc

@@ -3524,7 +3524,7 @@ bool Item_ref::fix_fields(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, Item **reference)
   enum_parsing_place place= NO_MATTER;
   SELECT_LEX *current_sel= thd->lex->current_select;
 
-  if (!ref)
+  if (!ref || ref == not_found_item)
   {
     SELECT_LEX_UNIT *prev_unit= current_sel->master_unit();
     SELECT_LEX *outer_sel= prev_unit->outer_select();

sql/item_func.cc

@@ -4318,13 +4318,33 @@ longlong Item_func_row_count::val_int()
 Item_func_sp::Item_func_sp(sp_name *name)
   :Item_func(), m_name(name), m_sp(NULL)
 {
+  char *empty_name= (char *) "";
+  maybe_null= 1;
   m_name->init_qname(current_thd);
+  bzero(&dummy_table, sizeof(dummy_table));
+  dummy_table.share.table_cache_key = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.share.table_name = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.table.alias = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.share.table_name = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.table.maybe_null = maybe_null;
+  dummy_table.table.in_use= current_thd;
+  dummy_table.table.s = &dummy_table.share;
 }
 
 Item_func_sp::Item_func_sp(sp_name *name, List<Item> &list)
   :Item_func(list), m_name(name), m_sp(NULL)
 {
+  char *empty_name= (char *) "";
+  maybe_null= 1;
   m_name->init_qname(current_thd);
+  bzero(&dummy_table, sizeof(dummy_table));
+  dummy_table.share.table_cache_key = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.share.table_name = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.table.alias = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.share.table_name = empty_name;
+  dummy_table.table.maybe_null = maybe_null;
+  dummy_table.table.in_use= current_thd;
+  dummy_table.table.s = &dummy_table.share;
 }
 
 const char *
@@ -4349,6 +4369,18 @@ Item_func_sp::func_name() const
 }
 
 
+Field *
+Item_func_sp::sp_result_field(void) const
+{
+  Field *field= 0;
+  THD *thd= current_thd;
+  DBUG_ENTER("Item_func_sp::sp_result_field");
+  if (m_sp)
+    field= m_sp->make_field(max_length, name, &dummy_table.table);
+  DBUG_RETURN(field);
+}
+
+
 int
 Item_func_sp::execute(Item **itp)
 {
@@ -4404,17 +4436,38 @@ Item_func_sp::execute(Item **itp)
 }
 
 
+void
+Item_func_sp::make_field(Send_field *tmp_field)
+{
+  Field *field;
+  DBUG_ENTER("Item_func_sp::make_field");
+  if (! m_sp)
+    m_sp= sp_find_function(current_thd, m_name, TRUE); // cache only
+  if ((field= sp_result_field()))
+  {
+    field->make_field(tmp_field);
+    delete field;
+    DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
+  }
+  my_error(ER_SP_DOES_NOT_EXIST, MYF(0), "FUNCTION", m_name->m_qname.str);
+  init_make_field(tmp_field, MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR);  
+  DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
+}
+
+
 enum enum_field_types
 Item_func_sp::field_type() const
 {
+  Field *field= 0;
   DBUG_ENTER("Item_func_sp::field_type");
 
   if (! m_sp)
     m_sp= sp_find_function(current_thd, m_name, TRUE); // cache only
-  if (m_sp)
+  if ((field= sp_result_field()))
   {
-    DBUG_PRINT("info", ("m_returns = %d", m_sp->m_returns));
-    DBUG_RETURN(m_sp->m_returns);
+    enum_field_types result= field->type();
+    delete field;
+    DBUG_RETURN(result);
   }
   my_error(ER_SP_DOES_NOT_EXIST, MYF(0), "FUNCTION", m_name->m_qname.str);
   DBUG_RETURN(MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR);
@@ -4424,14 +4477,17 @@ Item_func_sp::field_type() const
 Item_result
 Item_func_sp::result_type() const
 {
+  Field *field= 0;
   DBUG_ENTER("Item_func_sp::result_type");
   DBUG_PRINT("info", ("m_sp = %p", m_sp));
 
   if (! m_sp)
     m_sp= sp_find_function(current_thd, m_name, TRUE); // cache only
-  if (m_sp)
+  if ((field= sp_result_field()))
   {
-    DBUG_RETURN(m_sp->result());
+    Item_result result= field->result_type();
+    delete field;
+    DBUG_RETURN(result);
   }
   my_error(ER_SP_DOES_NOT_EXIST, MYF(0), "FUNCTION", m_name->m_qname.str);
   DBUG_RETURN(STRING_RESULT);
@@ -4450,7 +4506,7 @@ Item_func_sp::fix_length_and_dec()
   }
   else
   {
-    switch (m_sp->result()) {
+    switch (result_type()) {
     case STRING_RESULT:
       maybe_null= 1;
       max_length= MAX_BLOB_WIDTH;
@@ -4485,3 +4541,19 @@ longlong Item_func_found_rows::val_int()
 
   return thd->found_rows();
 }
+
+Field *
+Item_func_sp::tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg)
+{
+  Field *res= 0;
+  enum_field_types ftype;
+  DBUG_ENTER("Item_func_sp::tmp_table_field");
+
+  if (m_sp)
+    res= m_sp->make_field(max_length, (const char *)name, t_arg);
+  
+  if (!res) 
+    res= Item_func::tmp_table_field(t_arg);
+
+  DBUG_RETURN(res);
+}

sql/item_func.h

@@ -1250,8 +1250,13 @@ class Item_func_sp :public Item_func
 private:
   sp_name *m_name;
   mutable sp_head *m_sp;
+  mutable struct {
+    TABLE table;
+    TABLE_SHARE share;
+  } dummy_table;
 
   int execute(Item **itp);
+  Field *sp_result_field(void) const;
 
 public:
 
@@ -1266,6 +1271,10 @@ public:
 
   enum enum_field_types field_type() const;
 
+  Field *tmp_table_field(TABLE *t_arg);
+
+  void make_field(Send_field *tmp_field);
+
   Item_result result_type() const;
 
   longlong val_int()

sql/mysql_priv.h

@@ -629,6 +629,10 @@ int mysql_derived_filling(THD *thd, LEX *lex, TABLE_LIST *t);
 Field *create_tmp_field(THD *thd, TABLE *table,Item *item, Item::Type type,
 			Item ***copy_func, Field **from_field,
 			bool group, bool modify_item, uint convert_blob_length);
+int prepare_create_field(create_field *sql_field, 
+			 uint &blob_columns, 
+			 int &timestamps, int &timestamps_with_niladic,
+			 uint table_flags);
 int mysql_prepare_table(THD *thd, HA_CREATE_INFO *create_info,
 		       List<create_field> &fields,
 		       List<Key> &keys, uint &db_options, 
@@ -837,6 +841,13 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum enum_field_types type,
 		       char *change, List<String> *interval_list,
 		       CHARSET_INFO *cs,
 		       uint uint_geom_type);
+create_field * new_create_field(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
+				char *length, char *decimals,
+				uint type_modifier, 
+				Item *default_value, Item *on_update_value,
+				LEX_STRING *comment, char *change, 
+				List<String> *interval_list, CHARSET_INFO *cs,
+				uint uint_geom_type);
 void store_position_for_column(const char *name);
 bool add_to_list(THD *thd, SQL_LIST &list,Item *group,bool asc=0);
 void add_join_on(TABLE_LIST *b,Item *expr);

sql/sp.cc

@@ -334,6 +334,22 @@ db_find_routine(THD *thd, int type, sp_name *name, sp_head **sphp)
 }
 
 
+static void
+sp_returns_type(THD *thd, String &result, sp_head *sp)
+{
+  struct {
+    TABLE table;
+    TABLE_SHARE share;
+  } dummy;
+  Field *field;
+  bzero(&dummy, sizeof(dummy));
+  dummy.table.in_use= thd;
+  dummy.table.s = &dummy.share;
+  field= sp->make_field(0, 0, &dummy.table);
+  field->sql_type(result);
+  delete field;
+}
+
 static int
 db_create_routine(THD *thd, int type, sp_head *sp)
 {
@@ -388,9 +404,13 @@ db_create_routine(THD *thd, int type, sp_head *sp)
 	store((longlong)sp->m_chistics->suid);
     table->field[MYSQL_PROC_FIELD_PARAM_LIST]->
       store(sp->m_params.str, sp->m_params.length, system_charset_info);
-    if (sp->m_retstr.str)
+    if (sp->m_type == TYPE_ENUM_FUNCTION)
+    {
+      String retstr(64);
+      sp_returns_type(thd, retstr, sp);
       table->field[MYSQL_PROC_FIELD_RETURNS]->
-	store(sp->m_retstr.str, sp->m_retstr.length, system_charset_info);
+	store(retstr.ptr(), retstr.length(), system_charset_info);
+    }
     table->field[MYSQL_PROC_FIELD_BODY]->
       store(sp->m_body.str, sp->m_body.length, system_charset_info);
     table->field[MYSQL_PROC_FIELD_DEFINER]->

sql/sp_head.cc

@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ sp_head::init(LEX *lex)
   */
   lex->trg_table_fields.empty();
   my_init_dynamic_array(&m_instr, sizeof(sp_instr *), 16, 8);
-  m_param_begin= m_param_end= m_returns_begin= m_returns_end= m_body_begin= 0;
-  m_qname.str= m_db.str= m_name.str= m_params.str= m_retstr.str=
+  m_param_begin= m_param_end= m_body_begin= 0;
+  m_qname.str= m_db.str= m_name.str= m_params.str= 
     m_body.str= m_defstr.str= 0;
   m_qname.length= m_db.length= m_name.length= m_params.length=
-    m_retstr.length= m_body.length= m_defstr.length= 0;
+    m_body.length= m_defstr.length= 0;
   m_returns_cs= NULL;
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
@@ -346,41 +346,6 @@ sp_head::init_strings(THD *thd, LEX *lex, sp_name *name)
                                (char *)m_param_begin, m_params.length);
   }
 
-  if (m_returns_begin && m_returns_end)
-  {
-    /* QQ KLUDGE: We can't seem to cut out just the type in the parser
-       (without the RETURNS), so we'll have to do it here. :-(
-       Furthermore, if there's a character type as well, it's not include
-       (beyond the m_returns_end pointer), in which case we need
-       m_returns_cs. */
-    char *p= (char *)m_returns_begin+strspn((char *)m_returns_begin,"\t\n\r ");
-    p+= strcspn(p, "\t\n\r ");
-    p+= strspn(p, "\t\n\r ");
-    if (p < (char *)m_returns_end)
-      m_returns_begin= (uchar *)p;
-    /* While we're at it, trim the end too. */
-    p= (char *)m_returns_end-1;
-    while (p > (char *)m_returns_begin &&
-	   (*p == '\t' || *p == '\n' || *p == '\r' || *p == ' '))
-      p-= 1;
-    m_returns_end= (uchar *)p+1;
-    if (m_returns_cs)
-    {
-      String s((char *)m_returns_begin, m_returns_end - m_returns_begin,
-	       system_charset_info);
-
-      s.append(' ');
-      s.append(m_returns_cs->csname);
-      m_retstr.length= s.length();
-      m_retstr.str= strmake_root(root, s.ptr(), m_retstr.length);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      m_retstr.length= m_returns_end - m_returns_begin;
-      m_retstr.str= strmake_root(root,
-				 (char *)m_returns_begin, m_retstr.length);
-    }
-  }
   m_body.length= lex->ptr - m_body_begin;
   /* Trim nuls at the end */
   n= 0;
@@ -396,6 +361,27 @@ sp_head::init_strings(THD *thd, LEX *lex, sp_name *name)
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
+TYPELIB *
+sp_head::create_typelib(List<String> *src)
+{
+  TYPELIB *result= NULL;
+  DBUG_ENTER("sp_head::clone_typelib");
+  if (src->elements)
+  {
+    result= (TYPELIB*) alloc_root(mem_root, sizeof(TYPELIB));
+    result->count= src->elements;
+    result->name= "";
+    if (!(result->type_names=(const char **)
+          alloc_root(mem_root,sizeof(char *)*(result->count+1))))
+      return 0;
+    List_iterator<String> it(*src);
+    for (uint i=0; i<result->count; i++)
+      result->type_names[i]= strdup_root(mem_root, (it++)->c_ptr());
+    result->type_names[result->count]= 0;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 int
 sp_head::create(THD *thd)
 {
@@ -464,6 +450,21 @@ sp_head::destroy()
   DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
 }
 
+
+Field *
+sp_head::make_field(uint max_length, const char *name, TABLE *dummy)
+{
+  Field *field;
+  DBUG_ENTER("sp_head::make_field");
+  field= ::make_field((char *)0,
+		!m_returns_len ? max_length : m_returns_len, 
+		(uchar *)"", 0, m_returns_pack, m_returns, m_returns_cs,
+		(enum Field::geometry_type)0, Field::NONE, 
+		m_returns_typelib,
+		name ? name : (const char *)m_name.str, dummy);
+  DBUG_RETURN(field);
+}
+
 int
 sp_head::execute(THD *thd)
 {

sql/sp_head.h

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ public:
   int m_type;			// TYPE_ENUM_FUNCTION or TYPE_ENUM_PROCEDURE
   enum enum_field_types m_returns; // For FUNCTIONs only
   CHARSET_INFO *m_returns_cs;	// For FUNCTIONs only
+  TYPELIB *m_returns_typelib;	// For FUNCTIONs only
+  uint m_returns_len;		// For FUNCTIONs only
+  uint m_returns_pack;		// For FUNCTIONs only
   my_bool m_has_return;		// For FUNCTIONs only
   my_bool m_simple_case;	// TRUE if parsing simple case, FALSE otherwise
   my_bool m_multi_results;	// TRUE if a procedure with SELECT(s)
@@ -96,7 +99,6 @@ public:
   LEX_STRING m_db;
   LEX_STRING m_name;
   LEX_STRING m_params;
-  LEX_STRING m_retstr;		// For FUNCTIONs only
   LEX_STRING m_body;
   LEX_STRING m_defstr;
   LEX_STRING m_definer_user;
@@ -105,8 +107,7 @@ public:
   longlong m_modified;
   HASH m_sptabs;		/* Merged table lists */
   // Pointers set during parsing
-  uchar *m_param_begin, *m_param_end, *m_returns_begin, *m_returns_end,
-    *m_body_begin;
+  uchar *m_param_begin, *m_param_end, *m_body_begin;
 
   static void *
   operator new(size_t size);
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ public:
   void
   init_strings(THD *thd, LEX *lex, sp_name *name);
 
+  TYPELIB *
+  create_typelib(List<String> *src);
+
   int
   create(THD *thd);
 
@@ -197,10 +201,7 @@ public:
 
   char *create_string(THD *thd, ulong *lenp);
 
-  inline Item_result result()
-  {
-    return sp_map_result_type(m_returns);
-  }
+  Field *make_field(uint max_length, const char *name, TABLE *dummy);
 
   void set_info(char *definer, uint definerlen,
 		longlong created, longlong modified,

sql/sql_parse.cc

@@ -5291,9 +5291,6 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
 {
   register create_field *new_field;
   LEX  *lex= thd->lex;
-  uint allowed_type_modifier=0;
-  uint sign_len;
-  ulong max_field_charlength= MAX_FIELD_CHARLENGTH;
   DBUG_ENTER("add_field_to_list");
 
   if (strlen(field_name) > NAME_LEN)
@@ -5354,9 +5351,38 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
     my_error(ER_INVALID_ON_UPDATE, MYF(0), field_name);
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
   }
-    
-  if (!(new_field=new create_field()))
+
+  if (!(new_field= new_create_field(thd, field_name, type, length, decimals,
+		type_modifier, default_value, on_update_value,
+		comment, change, interval_list, cs, uint_geom_type)))
     DBUG_RETURN(1);
+
+  lex->create_list.push_back(new_field);
+  lex->last_field=new_field;
+  DBUG_RETURN(0);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+** Create field definition for create
+** Return 0 on failure, otherwise return create_field instance
+******************************************************************************/
+  
+create_field *
+new_create_field(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
+		 char *length, char *decimals,
+		 uint type_modifier, 
+		 Item *default_value, Item *on_update_value,
+		 LEX_STRING *comment,
+		 char *change, List<String> *interval_list, CHARSET_INFO *cs,
+		 uint uint_geom_type)
+{
+  register create_field *new_field;
+  uint sign_len, allowed_type_modifier=0;
+  ulong max_field_charlength= MAX_FIELD_CHARLENGTH;
+  DBUG_ENTER("new_create_field");
+  
+  if (!(new_field=new create_field()))
+    DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
   new_field->field=0;
   new_field->field_name=field_name;
   new_field->def= default_value;
@@ -5428,7 +5454,7 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
         new_field->length >= new_field->decimals)
       break;
     my_error(ER_WRONG_FIELD_SPEC, MYF(0), field_name);
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+    DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
   case MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR:
     /*
       Long VARCHAR's are automaticly converted to blobs in mysql_prepare_table
@@ -5451,7 +5477,7 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
       {
 	my_error(ER_BLOB_CANT_HAVE_DEFAULT, MYF(0),
                  field_name); /* purecov: inspected */
-	DBUG_RETURN(1); /* purecov: inspected */
+	DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
       }
       new_field->def=0;
     }
@@ -5471,7 +5497,7 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
       if (tmp_length > PRECISION_FOR_DOUBLE)
       {
 	my_error(ER_WRONG_FIELD_SPEC, MYF(0), field_name);
-	DBUG_RETURN(1);
+	DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
       }
       else if (tmp_length > PRECISION_FOR_FLOAT)
       {
@@ -5568,7 +5594,7 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
       if (interval_list->elements > sizeof(longlong)*8)
       {
 	my_error(ER_TOO_BIG_SET, MYF(0), field_name); /* purecov: inspected */
-	DBUG_RETURN(1);				      /* purecov: inspected */
+	DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
       }
       new_field->pack_length= (interval_list->elements + 7) / 8;
       if (new_field->pack_length > 4)
@@ -5609,7 +5635,7 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
       {
         my_error(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH, MYF(0), field_name,
                  MAX_BIT_FIELD_LENGTH);
-        DBUG_RETURN(1);
+        DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
       }
       new_field->pack_length= (new_field->length + 7) / 8;
       break;
@@ -5628,17 +5654,15 @@ bool add_field_to_list(THD *thd, char *field_name, enum_field_types type,
   {
     my_error(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH, MYF(0),
              field_name, max_field_charlength); /* purecov: inspected */
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);				/* purecov: inspected */
+    DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
   }
   type_modifier&= AUTO_INCREMENT_FLAG;
   if ((~allowed_type_modifier) & type_modifier)
   {
     my_error(ER_WRONG_FIELD_SPEC, MYF(0), field_name);
-    DBUG_RETURN(1);
+    DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
   }
-  lex->create_list.push_back(new_field);
-  lex->last_field=new_field;
-  DBUG_RETURN(0);
+  DBUG_RETURN(new_field);
 }
 
 

sql/sql_table.cc

@@ -424,6 +424,173 @@ void calculate_interval_lengths(CHARSET_INFO *cs, TYPELIB *interval,
 }
 
 
+/*
+  Prepare a create_table instance for packing
+
+  SYNOPSIS
+    prepare_create_field()
+    sql_field     field to prepare for packing
+    blob_columns  count for BLOBs
+    timestamps    count for timestamps
+    table_flags   table flags
+
+  DESCRIPTION
+    This function prepares a create_field instance.
+    Fields such as pack_flag are valid after this call.
+
+  RETURN VALUES
+   0	ok
+   1	Error
+*/
+
+int prepare_create_field(create_field *sql_field, 
+			 uint &blob_columns, 
+			 int &timestamps, int &timestamps_with_niladic,
+			 uint table_flags)
+{
+  DBUG_ENTER("prepare_field");
+  {
+    /* This code came from mysql_prepare_table.
+       Indent preserved to make patching easier */
+    DBUG_ASSERT(sql_field->charset);
+
+    switch (sql_field->sql_type) {
+    case FIELD_TYPE_BLOB:
+    case FIELD_TYPE_MEDIUM_BLOB:
+    case FIELD_TYPE_TINY_BLOB:
+    case FIELD_TYPE_LONG_BLOB:
+      sql_field->pack_flag=FIELDFLAG_BLOB |
+	pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length -
+				portable_sizeof_char_ptr);
+      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
+	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
+      sql_field->length=8;			// Unireg field length
+      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::BLOB_FIELD;
+      blob_columns++;
+      break;
+    case FIELD_TYPE_GEOMETRY:
+#ifdef HAVE_SPATIAL
+      if (!(table_flags & HA_CAN_GEOMETRY))
+      {
+	my_printf_error(ER_CHECK_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, ER(ER_CHECK_NOT_IMPLEMENTED),
+			MYF(0), "GEOMETRY");
+	DBUG_RETURN(1);
+      }
+      sql_field->pack_flag=FIELDFLAG_GEOM |
+	pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length -
+				portable_sizeof_char_ptr);
+      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
+	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
+      sql_field->length=8;			// Unireg field length
+      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::BLOB_FIELD;
+      blob_columns++;
+      break;
+#else
+      my_printf_error(ER_FEATURE_DISABLED,ER(ER_FEATURE_DISABLED), MYF(0),
+		      sym_group_geom.name, sym_group_geom.needed_define);
+      DBUG_RETURN(1);
+#endif /*HAVE_SPATIAL*/
+    case MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR:
+#ifndef QQ_ALL_HANDLERS_SUPPORT_VARCHAR
+      if (table_flags & HA_NO_VARCHAR)
+      {
+        /* convert VARCHAR to CHAR because handler is not yet up to date */
+        sql_field->sql_type=    MYSQL_TYPE_VAR_STRING;
+        sql_field->pack_length= calc_pack_length(sql_field->sql_type,
+                                                 (uint) sql_field->length);
+        if ((sql_field->length / sql_field->charset->mbmaxlen) >
+            MAX_FIELD_CHARLENGTH)
+        {
+          my_printf_error(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH, ER(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH),
+                          MYF(0), sql_field->field_name, MAX_FIELD_CHARLENGTH);
+          DBUG_RETURN(1);
+        }
+      }
+#endif
+      /* fall through */
+    case FIELD_TYPE_STRING:
+      sql_field->pack_flag=0;
+      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
+	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
+      break;
+    case FIELD_TYPE_ENUM:
+      sql_field->pack_flag=pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length) |
+	FIELDFLAG_INTERVAL;
+      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
+	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
+      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::INTERVAL_FIELD;
+      check_duplicates_in_interval("ENUM",sql_field->field_name,
+				   sql_field->interval,
+                                   sql_field->charset);
+      break;
+    case FIELD_TYPE_SET:
+      sql_field->pack_flag=pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length) |
+	FIELDFLAG_BITFIELD;
+      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
+	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
+      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::BIT_FIELD;
+      check_duplicates_in_interval("SET",sql_field->field_name,
+				   sql_field->interval,
+                                   sql_field->charset);
+      break;
+    case FIELD_TYPE_DATE:			// Rest of string types
+    case FIELD_TYPE_NEWDATE:
+    case FIELD_TYPE_TIME:
+    case FIELD_TYPE_DATETIME:
+    case FIELD_TYPE_NULL:
+      sql_field->pack_flag=f_settype((uint) sql_field->sql_type);
+      break;
+    case FIELD_TYPE_BIT:
+      if (!(table_flags & HA_CAN_BIT_FIELD))
+      {
+        my_error(ER_CHECK_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, MYF(0), "BIT FIELD");
+        DBUG_RETURN(1);
+      }
+      sql_field->pack_flag= FIELDFLAG_NUMBER;
+      break;
+    case FIELD_TYPE_NEWDECIMAL:
+      sql_field->pack_flag=(FIELDFLAG_NUMBER |
+                            (sql_field->flags & UNSIGNED_FLAG ? 0 :
+                             FIELDFLAG_DECIMAL) |
+                            (sql_field->flags & ZEROFILL_FLAG ?
+                             FIELDFLAG_ZEROFILL : 0) |
+                            (sql_field->decimals << FIELDFLAG_DEC_SHIFT));
+      break;
+    case FIELD_TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
+      /* We should replace old TIMESTAMP fields with their newer analogs */
+      if (sql_field->unireg_check == Field::TIMESTAMP_OLD_FIELD)
+      {
+	if (!timestamps)
+	{
+	  sql_field->unireg_check= Field::TIMESTAMP_DNUN_FIELD;
+	  timestamps_with_niladic++;
+	}
+	else
+	  sql_field->unireg_check= Field::NONE;
+      }
+      else if (sql_field->unireg_check != Field::NONE)
+	timestamps_with_niladic++;
+
+      timestamps++;
+      /* fall-through */
+    default:
+      sql_field->pack_flag=(FIELDFLAG_NUMBER |
+			    (sql_field->flags & UNSIGNED_FLAG ? 0 :
+			     FIELDFLAG_DECIMAL) |
+			    (sql_field->flags & ZEROFILL_FLAG ?
+			     FIELDFLAG_ZEROFILL : 0) |
+			    f_settype((uint) sql_field->sql_type) |
+			    (sql_field->decimals << FIELDFLAG_DEC_SHIFT));
+      break;
+    }
+    if (!(sql_field->flags & NOT_NULL_FLAG))
+      sql_field->pack_flag|= FIELDFLAG_MAYBE_NULL;
+    if (sql_field->flags & NO_DEFAULT_VALUE_FLAG)
+      sql_field->pack_flag|= FIELDFLAG_NO_DEFAULT;
+  }
+  DBUG_RETURN(0);
+}
+
 /*
   Preparation for table creation
 
@@ -683,142 +850,17 @@ int mysql_prepare_table(THD *thd, HA_CREATE_INFO *create_info,
   {
     DBUG_ASSERT(sql_field->charset);
 
-    switch (sql_field->sql_type) {
-    case FIELD_TYPE_BLOB:
-    case FIELD_TYPE_MEDIUM_BLOB:
-    case FIELD_TYPE_TINY_BLOB:
-    case FIELD_TYPE_LONG_BLOB:
-      sql_field->pack_flag=FIELDFLAG_BLOB |
-	pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length -
-				portable_sizeof_char_ptr);
-      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
-	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
-      sql_field->length=8;			// Unireg field length
-      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::BLOB_FIELD;
-      blob_columns++;
-      create_info->varchar= 1;
-      break;
-    case FIELD_TYPE_GEOMETRY:
-#ifdef HAVE_SPATIAL
-      if (!(file->table_flags() & HA_CAN_GEOMETRY))
-      {
-	my_error(ER_CHECK_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, MYF(0), "GEOMETRY");
-	DBUG_RETURN(-1);
-      }
-      sql_field->pack_flag=FIELDFLAG_GEOM |
-	pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length -
-				portable_sizeof_char_ptr);
-      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
-	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
-      sql_field->length=8;			// Unireg field length
-      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::BLOB_FIELD;
-      blob_columns++;
-      create_info->varchar= 1;
-      break;
-#else
-      my_error(ER_FEATURE_DISABLED, MYF(0),
-               sym_group_geom.name, sym_group_geom.needed_define);
+    if (prepare_create_field(sql_field, blob_columns, 
+			     timestamps, timestamps_with_niladic,
+			     file->table_flags()))
       DBUG_RETURN(-1);
-#endif /*HAVE_SPATIAL*/
-    case MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR:
-#ifndef QQ_ALL_HANDLERS_SUPPORT_VARCHAR
-      if (file->table_flags() & HA_NO_VARCHAR)
-      {
-        /* convert VARCHAR to CHAR because handler is not yet up to date */
-        sql_field->sql_type=    MYSQL_TYPE_VAR_STRING;
-        sql_field->pack_length= calc_pack_length(sql_field->sql_type,
-                                                 (uint) sql_field->length);
-        if ((sql_field->length / sql_field->charset->mbmaxlen) >
-            MAX_FIELD_CHARLENGTH)
-        {
-          my_printf_error(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH, ER(ER_TOO_BIG_FIELDLENGTH),
-                          MYF(0), sql_field->field_name, MAX_FIELD_CHARLENGTH);
-          DBUG_RETURN(-1);
-        }
-      }
-      else
-#endif
-        create_info->varchar= 1;
-      /* fall through */
-    case MYSQL_TYPE_STRING:
-      sql_field->pack_flag=0;
-      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
-	sql_field->pack_flag|= FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
-      break;
-    case FIELD_TYPE_ENUM:
-      sql_field->pack_flag=pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length) |
-	FIELDFLAG_INTERVAL;
-      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
-	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
-      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::INTERVAL_FIELD;
-      check_duplicates_in_interval("ENUM",sql_field->field_name,
-                                   sql_field->interval,
-                                   sql_field->charset);
-      break;
-    case FIELD_TYPE_SET:
-      sql_field->pack_flag=pack_length_to_packflag(sql_field->pack_length) |
-	FIELDFLAG_BITFIELD;
-      if (sql_field->charset->state & MY_CS_BINSORT)
-	sql_field->pack_flag|=FIELDFLAG_BINARY;
-      sql_field->unireg_check=Field::BIT_FIELD;
-      check_duplicates_in_interval("SET",sql_field->field_name,
-                                   sql_field->interval,
-                                   sql_field->charset);
-      break;
-    case FIELD_TYPE_DATE:			// Rest of string types
-    case FIELD_TYPE_NEWDATE:
-    case FIELD_TYPE_TIME:
-    case FIELD_TYPE_DATETIME:
-    case FIELD_TYPE_NULL:
-      sql_field->pack_flag=f_settype((uint) sql_field->sql_type);
-      break;
-    case FIELD_TYPE_BIT:
-      if (!(file->table_flags() & HA_CAN_BIT_FIELD))
-      {
-        my_error(ER_CHECK_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, MYF(0), "BIT FIELD");
-        DBUG_RETURN(-1);
-      }
-      sql_field->pack_flag= FIELDFLAG_NUMBER;
-      break;
-    case FIELD_TYPE_NEWDECIMAL:
-      sql_field->pack_flag=(FIELDFLAG_NUMBER |
-                            (sql_field->flags & UNSIGNED_FLAG ? 0 :
-                             FIELDFLAG_DECIMAL) |
-                            (sql_field->flags & ZEROFILL_FLAG ?
-                             FIELDFLAG_ZEROFILL : 0) |
-                            (sql_field->decimals << FIELDFLAG_DEC_SHIFT));
-      break;
-    case FIELD_TYPE_TIMESTAMP:
-      /* We should replace old TIMESTAMP fields with their newer analogs */
-      if (sql_field->unireg_check == Field::TIMESTAMP_OLD_FIELD)
-      {
-	if (!timestamps)
-	{
-	  sql_field->unireg_check= Field::TIMESTAMP_DNUN_FIELD;
-	  timestamps_with_niladic++;
-	}
-	else
-	  sql_field->unireg_check= Field::NONE;
-      }
-      else if (sql_field->unireg_check != Field::NONE)
-	timestamps_with_niladic++;
-
-      timestamps++;
-      /* fall-through */
-    default:
-      sql_field->pack_flag=(FIELDFLAG_NUMBER |
-			    (sql_field->flags & UNSIGNED_FLAG ? 0 :
-			     FIELDFLAG_DECIMAL) |
-			    (sql_field->flags & ZEROFILL_FLAG ?
-			     FIELDFLAG_ZEROFILL : 0) |
-			    f_settype((uint) sql_field->sql_type) |
-			    (sql_field->decimals << FIELDFLAG_DEC_SHIFT));
-      break;
-    }
-    if (!(sql_field->flags & NOT_NULL_FLAG))
-      sql_field->pack_flag|= FIELDFLAG_MAYBE_NULL;
-    if (sql_field->flags & NO_DEFAULT_VALUE_FLAG)
-      sql_field->pack_flag|= FIELDFLAG_NO_DEFAULT;
+    if (sql_field->sql_type == FIELD_TYPE_BLOB ||
+        sql_field->sql_type == FIELD_TYPE_MEDIUM_BLOB ||
+        sql_field->sql_type == FIELD_TYPE_TINY_BLOB ||
+        sql_field->sql_type == FIELD_TYPE_LONG_BLOB ||
+        sql_field->sql_type == FIELD_TYPE_GEOMETRY ||
+        sql_field->sql_type == MYSQL_TYPE_VARCHAR)
+      create_info->varchar= 1;
     sql_field->offset= pos;
     if (MTYP_TYPENR(sql_field->unireg_check) == Field::NEXT_NUMBER)
       auto_increment++;
@@ -1585,6 +1627,8 @@ TABLE *create_table_from_items(THD *thd, HA_CREATE_INFO *create_info,
 					   ((Item_field *)item)->field :
 					   (Field*) 0))))
       DBUG_RETURN(0);
+    if (item->maybe_null)
+      cr_field->flags &= ~NOT_NULL_FLAG;
     extra_fields->push_back(cr_field);
   }
   /*

sql/sql_yacc.yy

@@ -1370,19 +1370,37 @@ create_function_tail:
 	  RETURNS_SYM
 	  {
 	    LEX *lex= Lex;
-	    sp_head *sp= lex->sphead;
-
-	    sp->m_returns_begin= lex->tok_start;
-	    sp->m_returns_cs= lex->charset= NULL;
+	    lex->charset= NULL;
+	    lex->length= lex->dec= NULL;
+	    lex->interval_list.empty();
+	    lex->type= 0;
 	  }
 	  type
 	  {
 	    LEX *lex= Lex;
 	    sp_head *sp= lex->sphead;
+            LEX_STRING cmt = { 0, 0 };
+	    create_field *new_field;
+	    uint unused1= 0;
+	    int unused2= 0;
+
+	    if (!(new_field= new_create_field(YYTHD, "", (enum enum_field_types)$8,
+			  lex->length, lex->dec, lex->type,
+			  (Item *)0, (Item *) 0, &cmt, 0, &lex->interval_list, 
+			  (lex->charset ? lex->charset : default_charset_info),
+			  lex->uint_geom_type)))
+	      YYABORT;
+
+	    if (prepare_create_field(new_field, unused1, unused2, unused2, 0))
+	      YYABORT;
+
+	    sp->m_returns= new_field->sql_type;
+	    sp->m_returns_cs= new_field->charset;
+	    sp->m_returns_len= new_field->length;
+	    sp->m_returns_pack= new_field->pack_flag;
+	    sp->m_returns_typelib= 
+              sp->create_typelib(&new_field->interval_list);
 
-	    sp->m_returns_end= lex->tok_start;
-	    sp->m_returns= (enum enum_field_types)$8;
-	    sp->m_returns_cs= lex->charset;
 	    bzero((char *)&lex->sp_chistics, sizeof(st_sp_chistics));
 	  }
 	  sp_c_chistics

sql/unireg.cc

@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ static bool make_empty_rec(File file,enum db_type table_type,
 			       field->interval,
 			       field->field_name,
 			       &table);
+    DBUG_ASSERT(regfield);
 
     if (!(field->flags & NOT_NULL_FLAG))
       null_count++;